Match Prairie Dust
PPG Prairie Dust is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 40. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rock Cliffs reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rope reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Ball Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Overtly Olive the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Prairie Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (49 vs 40) makes Botanical Beauty the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Pebble grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.